The period of required study begins from the date of registration in the Graduate School. DOCTOR'S DEGREE The degree of Doctor of Philosophy may be conferred upon any member of the Graduate School of not less than three years' standing who shall have reached high attainments in scholarship, including a sufficient knowledge of the Latin, French, and German languages to serve the purposes of research in his principal specialty, who shall have shown. marked ability in some line of literary or scientific investigation, and shall have presented a thesis giving clear indications of such scholarship and of such power of research. At least the first two, or the last one, of the three years of study must be in residence at the University, and the entire course of study must be in accordance with the regulations of the Graduate School. The time and study required for a master's degree may be included in the three years required, but approval of a course of study for a doctor's degree must be upon the condition that the candidate is prepared through his baccalaureate work, or otherwise, to enter at once upon advanced studies in the line of his major subject, and that work on this major subject be continued through the three years. The final examination of a candidate for the doctor's degree is conducted by a committee consisting of the head of the department under which the major subject has been pursued, as chairman, and of not less than two additional members of the General Faculty of the University, appointed for the purpose by the Council of Administration. This examination covers the subjects of the course approved for the degree, but is specially searching upon that on which the major work has been done. This examination occurs in the week preceding that upon which commencement day occurs. Each candidate for a doctor's degree must announce to the Dean of the General Faculty a thesis subject not later than the first Monday in November of the academic year at the close of which the award of the degree is expected. A fair copy of the thesis must be submitted, with a certified approval of the committee on examinations, to the Council of Administration not later than the first day of June. If the thesis is approved by the Council the candidate must have it printed and must deposit not less than one hundred copies with the librarian of the University. FELLOWSHIPS The Trustees of the University have established eight fellowships, each with a stipend of three hundred dollars, payable in ten monthly installments. The rules governing appointments to these fellowships are as follows: 1. The purpose of these fellowships 'shall be to promote advanced scholarship and original research in the University. 2. The fellowships shall be open to graduates of this and similar institutions. Those who are to complete an under-graduate course previous to the academic year for which appointments are made shall be eligible, with others, as candidates. 3. Nominations to fellowships, accompanied by assignments to special departments of the University for instructional work, shall be made by the Council of Administration to the Trustees of the University, upon applications received by the President of the University each year, not later than the twenty-fifth day of April. These nominations shall be made at a meeting of the Council called for that purpose within the month of May. The appointments by the Trustees are made at their regular meeting in June, and shall take effect the first day of the following September. Vacancies may be filled by similar nominations and appointments at other times. 4. Nominations to fellowships shall be made upon the grounds of worthiness of character, scholastic attainments, and promise of success in the principal line of study or research to which the candidate proposes to devote himself. Consideration shall also be given to the probable value or usefulness of the services of the candidate as an assistant in instruction, but this shall not be deemed the primary object of the appointment. Other things being equal, preference shall be given to those graduates of this University who have pursued a specialized course.* 5. Candidates must present, with their applications, full information concerning themselves and their qualifications for advanced study and research work, including any written or printed essays or results of investigation, and must name the subject in which they wish to do their major work. 6. Fellowships shall be good for one year. Appointments may not usually be renewed to the same persons, and in no case for more than one additional year; but an appointment as honorary fellow, without stipend, may be made as specified for paid fellowships in the case of anyone who has held a regular fellowship and has shown distinguished merit in his work. 7. Fellows shall be constituted members, of the Graduate School, shall have all of the privileges and bear all of the responsibilities of such membership. Each regular fellow may be called upon to render service in instruction throughout the year in the department in which his major subject lies, equal to one hour daily of class instruction or to two hours daily of laboratory supervision. This service will receive such credit as the Council of Administration may determine in each case. Blank forms for application may be obtained by addressing the Registrar. *See pp. 67, 117. All members of the College of Engineering and of Agriculture, of the chemical and mathematical groups in the College of Science, of the College of Law, and of the Schools of Library Science and Music, are considered as pursuing specialized courses. SCHOLARSHIPS A law passed by the General Assembly of the State of Illinois at the session of 1895 provides that there may be awarded annually to each county of the state one state scholarship and one additional scholarship for each senatorial district in excess of one in any county. The holder thereof must be a resident of the senatorial district to which he is accredited, and is entitled to free tuition in other than the preparatory and professional schools of the University. A competitive examination under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be held at the county courthouse in each county of the state upon the first Saturday of June in each and every year by the county superintendent of schools upon such branches of study as said Superintendent of Public Instruction and the President of said University may deem best. Questions for such examinations shall be prepared and furnished by the President of the University to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall attend to the printing and distribution thereof to the several county superintendents of schools prior to such examinations. The law also provides that in case the scholarship in any county is not claimed by a resident of that county, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may fill the same by appointing some candidate first entitled to a vacancy in some other county. Candidates to be eligible to a state scholarship must be at least sixteen years of age, and must have been residents of their respective counties for the year preceding the examination, A student holding a state scholarship who shall make it appear to the satisfaction of the President of the University that he requires leave of absence for the purpose of earning funds to defray his expenses while in attendance, may, in the discretion of the President, be granted such a leave of ab 286 SCHOLARSHIPS IN COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE sence, and may be allowed a period not exceeding six years from the commencement thereof for the completion of his course at said University. The examinations will be held June 1, 1901, and June 7, 1902. For particulars about them write to Hon. Alfred Bayliss, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Springfield, or to W. L. Pillsbury, Registrar, Urbana. Any person, whether a candidate for a scholarship or not, may be examined for admission to the University at these state scholarship examinations. SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE The University will receive into the College of Agriculture annually one student from each county, outside of Cook County, and one from each of the first seven congressional districts of the state, upon the recommendation of the executive committee of the Illinois Farmers' Institute; matriculation and incidental fees are remitted to the holders of such scholarships; the benefits of the same are good for two years; and special students are eligible therefor: Provided, that the persons so recommended shall not have been previously in the University and shall comply with all the conditions of admission to the College of Agriculture. Should there be more than one candidate from a county or congressional district, one of them shall receive the scholarship of his county or district and the other or others may be assigned to vacancies which may exist in other counties or congressional districts, as is customary with state scholarships. MILITARY Students who have gained 4 hours in class room military instruction and 4 in drill practice, are eligible for appointment as commissioned officers of the battalion. Those attaining this rank may be awarded special scholarships, good for one year, and equal in value to the University term fees for the same length of time. |